Key Statistics: Update on projects under the Smart Cities Mission

India’s urban landscape calls for the establishment of many planned urban centres, with the urban areas projected to contribute  73 per cent of the anticipated population growth by 2036. The country already hosts ap­proximately 11 […]

The Smart Cities Mission which envisions the “smart” development of select Indian cities is one of the premier initiatives of the central government. The mission was launched by the government in June 2015 with the […]

The Smart Cities Mission, one of the pioneering projects of the central government, was launched in July 2015. So far, the government has selected 60 cities in three rounds. In Round I, 20 cities were […]